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Next Generation Earth Observation Mission Planned by MDA

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Tom Patton
Oct 06, 2021
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New details about a next generation Earth observation (EO) mission have been released by Canada-based MDA. Leveraging the company's RADARSAT heritage, the new system will include a large C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operating in a mid-inclination orbit. Capable of covering a 700 km (435 mile) swath in a single pass, the new system wil…

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